Harvester reel



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,' Horace QHume Patented July 7, 1953 UNITED STATES 1 PATENT OFFICE HARVESTER REEL Horace D. Hume, Mendota, Ill. Appllcation'october 31, 1949, Serial No. 124,600

-s Claims. (01. 56- 226) My present invention relates to improvements in a harvester reel.

It is the purpose of my invention to provide, in a harvester reel including tines that have a supplemental rotary movement, an improved and simplified means to mount the frames that control the supplemental rotary movement of the tines as the reel rotates.

In harvester reels including the tines that have'supplemental rotary movement, the tines are'afiixed'to tine shafts. These tine shafts are journalled in the reel frames. Crank arms fixed to the tine shafts are connected to an operating member that rotates about an axis that is offset from the axis of rotation of the reel. This operating member is generally a rigid frame having bearings for the crank arms. The prior Patent No. 2,102,709 granted December 21, 1937, to James E. Love and myself, shows the combination of the reel with the tine shafts, the tines, the tine operating frame and an auxiliary frame for bracing the tine shafts and stabilizing the independent rotary movement of the tineshafts. My present invention is applicableto the mounting of the operating frame and the auxiliary frame in such a device. It is also applicable to those reels where the operating frame only is used.

With my present invention the operating frame consists only of a rigid polygonal ring with bearings for the crank arms. It is mounted in a Figure 6 is a plan view of one end of the reel I shown in Figure and circular channel like ring member carried by the reel mounting. When an auxiliary stabilizing frame is used, the same mounting may beemployed for the auxiliary frame.

The noval features that I consider characteristic of my invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will best be understood from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings.

" 1 In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an end View of a reel embodying my invention with the reel shaft shown in section;

Figure 2 is a plan view of one end of the reel; Figure 3 is a sectional view taken onv the line 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional Figure 7.is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view on the line 1-1 of Figure '6 with .parts 7 ings, my invention is illustrated in connection with a harvester reel having a shaft 10,..reel heads H and I2, tine shafts l3, bats M::and tines [5. The reel is supported by carrier arms l6 and I! that extend forwardly from frame members [8 and I9. Suitable bearings 20 and 2| mount the shaft ill on the carrier arms l6 and H.

The present invention is concerned. with the means for causing supplemental movement of the tines [5. Each of the tine shafts l3 has crank arms 22 and 23 fixed thereto at its opposite ends. The crank arms 22 are pivoted in a polygonal frame 24. The crank arms 23 are pivoted on a second polygonal frame 25. The tine shafts 13 are pivoted in the reel heads and I2 and have straps 26 fixed thereon which support the bats M. The tines l5 are fixed on the bats I4. f e

A circular member 2! supports the frame 24. This circular member is channel shaped-in cross section sothat' the frame can rotate inthe channel of the circular member 21. The circular member has a cross bar 28 which is mounted on a bearing 29 which in turn is mountedon the shaft"). The bearing 29 is eccentric to the center of the circular channel member as illustrated in Figure 1. The frame 25 is supported by'a second circular channel member 30 which has a cross bar 3| supported by abearing..-32 on theshaft [0. The bearing 32 is offset from the center ofthe-member "30'the same amount that the-bearing 29.is offset from the member2'l. The position of the tines l5 can be adjusted with respect to the vertical by turning the: cross bars 28 and 3| withrespect to the carrier arms "Sand 11; In order to hold the crossbars=28 and 3| in the desired position, I employ adjustable" link means comprising apertured: straps 33 and 34, the straps being" connected by-bolts to the respective carrier arms andcross bars. The straps are provided with a series of apertures 35 so that any desired adjustment can be made.

It is believed to be clear from Figures 1 to 4 that upon rotation of the reel by power applied straps 33 and 34. This construction interposes no movable parts between the frames 24 and 25 and the reel shaft I0. Since the circular chan: nel members 21 and 30 are rigidly connected to the carrier arms, a very stable mounting is provided for the frames 24 and 25.

Referring now to Figures to 7 inclusive, thev construction in these figures is essentially the same as that in Figures 1 to 4 except for the manner of supporting thecircularchannel members. 10 According to these figures each circular channel member such as 21' has its cross bar 28 supported directly on the carrier arm IS. The carrier arm i is provided with two upstanding plates 35 and Bt, 7 These plates are provided with curved rows of apertures 3'! and 38 so that the cross bar ZB can be bolted to the Plates 35 and :36 -bybolts 3&;and

40. The cross bar 28' is shown at its lowermost position in Figure 5 so that the tines l5 extend straight downward. Byl-raising the cross bar 28' to theposition shown in Figure 7 of thedrawings, the entire channel member :27 is moved up .wardly and laterally so asJto-turn the tines l5 to the angle shown in Figure 7. i

The circular channel members such-ias 27 "and 30 can-be used at both ends of the reel or at one end only if a stabilizing polygonal frame isnot needed. Also the auxiliary stabilizing frame can be. carried on the c'ncular channel member and :the operating frame member can be mounted as 30 shown inthe prior patentreferred to hereinbefore. i

.The circular channel members supporting the polygonal frames decrease the weight that must be rotated and make it unnecessary to provide any. braces or. central connection for the polygonal frames. ='Ihe;jpolygonal frames can be made lighter than heretofore since their only function is to interconnect the crank arms rigidly in order to rotate the tines with respect to the reel as the '40 reel'shaft is rotated. 1

.It is believed that the nature and advantages of my invention will be clear from the foregoing description andaaccompanying drawings.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

.1. The combination with a rotary reel, a series of tines thereon capableof a supplemental movement, and carrier arms supporting said reel, of a circular jchannel member secured on one of'said arms with its axis eccentric to the reel axis, a polygonal frame having theintermediate portions 0f the sides thereof seated in the channel member to'rotate thereon and crank arms connecting the Zframe and said series of tines.

2. The combination with a rotary reel, a plural- 'ity of tine shafts journalled thereon having .tines secured thereto, and carrier arms supporting said reel, of a circular channel member secured on one ofsaid arms with its axis eccentric to the reel 3. The-combination with a rotary reel, including a supporting shaft and a plurality of shafts the cross bar to one of said carrier arms at a dis- "tance from the supporting shaft.

- The combination with a rotary reel, including a supporting shaft and a plurality of shafts arrangedabout the supporting shaft for sup- ;porti ngbats andtines of carrier arms on which the supporting shaft is mounted for rotation, crank ar r'ns on said plurality of shafts, a polygonal frame to the corners of which the free ends of thecrank'arms arepivoted, a; bearing on said supporting shaft, a circular channelmember rotat'ably supporting, the frame and having a; cross bar towhich said bearing is secured eccentrically of. the channel member, and, adjustable link the 'sidesrof said polygonalframe being seated in the channel vofsaidmember, and said member having its axis eccentric'with respect to the sup porting shaft. g

6. Thefcombination with a rotary reel, including1a supporting shaft and a plurality of shafts arrangedabout the supporting shaft for supporting, bats and tines, of carrierarms on which the supporting shaft ismounted for rotation, crank arms on.;sai d plurality of shafts, a polygonal frame to the corners of which the free ends of the crank arms are pivoted, one of said carrier arms having spaced mounting plates thereon, a circular channel'memberihaving its axis eccentric to the supporting shaft and having a cross bar bolted-to said plates, and the sides of said polygonal, frame being seated in the channel of said member. 4

' HORACE D. HUME.

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2,497,729 .Heth et al. Feb. 14,1950 

